Dem poll: Donnelly leads Mourdock in Indiana

Donnelly
proved himself a tough campaigner by hanging onto a Republican-leaning
seat in the GOP wave election in 2010, although his fundraising so far
has been less than stellar: he raised just $220,000 last quarter and had
$850,000 in the bank.

Despite the polling, national Republicans argue either candidate will have an easy time against Donnelly.

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"The two things he's noted for are the Stimulus and ObamaCare," said
National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesman Lance Trover.
"ObamaCare is an issue that's on people's minds and is not going away,
and there are polls that show the vast majority of people oppose this
legislation. I think this is going to be a big issue in this race for
Joe Donnelly to deal with."

Lugar has been beset by problems this month, some of them
self-inflicted: he's repeatedly struggled to get past questions about
his residency that stem from him not owning a home in Indiana for
decades. The National Rifle Association has also endorsed Mourdock,
giving Lugar additional issues on the right besides his Tea Party
problems.

The primary is in early May. The poll was conducted March 12-15 by the Democratic-affiliated Global Strategy Group.